Etymologies

Of West African origin, possibly from voodoo.

(American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

Possibly an alteration of voodoo or from Hausa, hu'du'ba/hu3'du3'ba1 ("to arouse resentment"). In English, meaning altered to “bring bad luck”, then applied to things thought to bring bad luck, including the thin spires of rock now called hoodoos. (Wiktionary)

Examples

LOL A hoodoo is a swamp critter thatll eatcha up especially at night in the deep dark swamp!!